How The Walkman From 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Could Have Survived All Those...
Just as Marvel’s The Avengers gave shawarma sales a huge boost in the summer of 2012, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy has brought forth a newly-rediscovered love for cassette tapes. This is thanks to...
View ArticleString Field Theory Genius Explains The Coming Breakthroughs That Will Change...
String field theory co-founder Michio Kaku did not even try to explain his controversial yet undeniably brilliant cosmological theory of everything during his interview on Reddit, beyond this...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson: Here's How Long You Could Survive On Every Planet In Our...
We know how long a human being could survive on a summer day on Mars without a spacesuit. (Answer: not long at all.) But what about the other planets in our solar system?Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks it...
View ArticleMelting Antarctica Looks Unreal In These Images From Space
From above, Arctic ice looks quite different in summer than it does in winter. A sheen of white covers most surfaces in winter due to snowfall and frigid weather. As temperatures rise in the summer,...
View ArticleEuropean Spacecraft Becomes The First Ever To Rendezvous With A Comet
After a 10-year journey through the solar system, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft has become the first-ever probe to rendezvous with a comet. The craft will stay with the comet for more...
View ArticleGoogle Just Added Maps For Mars And The Moon, And The Level Of Detail Is...
Google on Tuesday quietly introduced a feature on Google Maps that lets you visit Mars and the moon without ever needing to leave your desk chair. No, the company didn’t send its Street View cars into...
View ArticleSupernovas Could Be Making Zombie Stars
The most powerful stellar blasts in the universe may not always destroy stars in explosive supernovas as scientists had thought, but instead leave behind a remnant "zombie star," astronomers say.These...
View ArticleAstronomers Are Excited By Mysteriously Unique Deep-Space Radio Signals
A split-second burst of energy that erupted in deep space is giving astronomers important new clues about a mysterious class of astrophysical phenomena.Only a handful of these rapid,...
View ArticleSleep Deprivation Is A Major Problem For Astronauts
After a long days work there is nothing anyone likes more than a good night’s sleep, however, this can be a problem for many astronauts in space.A study published in The Lancet shows that sleep...
View ArticleNASA Tested And Recovered This Insane Flying Saucer Mars Lander
On Thursday, NASA revealed that it in June it had tested a new lander design for future interplanetary missions.Here it is high above the Earth, firing rockets:This is from the space agency's...
View ArticleGorgeous Pictures Of The Supermoon Around The World
Sunday night, Aug. 10, marked your second chance this summer to see the supermoon, when the moon appears about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than your ordinary full moon. Supermoons occur when a full...
View ArticleWhat If Giant Space-Based Solar Panels Could Beam Unlimited Power To The Earth?
Sea levels are rising, glaciers are melting, and extreme weather is becoming the norm. The negative effects of man-made climate change are here to stay — and they're getting worse.One of the major...
View ArticleHow NASA Determines Who Is Sane Enough To Go To Space
So, you want to be an astronaut. Assuming you have a college degree, some scientific experience and meet all the physical criteria, you'll still have to undergo a psychological evaluation to determine...
View ArticleChina Is Developing Alarming High-Tech Weapons Systems
Over the past month, China has showed how its approach to its own rising superpower status applies to its defense policy. The results aren't exactly reassuring.Outside of its borders, China has forged...
View ArticleJapan Is Spending $40 Million To Send Hello Kitty Into Space
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hello Kitty, Japan's ambassador of cute, is on a government-funded mission to space.The project to launch Sanrio Co Ltd's white cat with a pink bow into orbit is part of Prime...
View ArticleWhere Did Earth's Water Come From?
When Earth formed it was a bone-dry, hot planet.MinuteEarth explains how we got to have all that water that makes up 70% of our planet's surface.NOW WATCH: Why You Weigh Less In The Morning Than At...
View Article8 Jaw-Dropping Photos Of Earth From Space
As satellite technology has improved over the last half-century, our view of Earth has gotten more and more breathtaking. Earth observation satellites like the SPOT satellites (operated by the French),...
View ArticleWhat Are These Strange Glowing Green Lights From Bangkok?
"Bangkok is the bright city. The green lights outside the city? No idea…" This was the description accompanying the photo above, perplexingly Tweeted by Expedition 40/41 astronaut Reid Wiseman on Aug....
View ArticleFor The First Time Ever, We've Found Neutrinos Forged In The Heart Of The Sun
Tiny particles forged in the heart of the sun have been detected for the first time, offering scientists a glimpse into the nuclear fusion core of our closest star.The subatomic particles, called...
View ArticleAn Experiment Has Been Created To Determine If The Universe Is A Hologram
An ongoing experiment could reveal whether our full and fleshed-out 3D universe is an illusion, a 2D projection onto a cosmic screen beyond our perception or understanding.The Holometer project, based...
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